Twitter removing white supremacists' verified badges
Far-right activist Laura Loomer also lost her verification status, tweeting that the action equates to "a form of censorship". The move is quite a u-turn on previous year , when it opened up the verification to many more people by letting anyone apply.

In another development, Daesh claimed responsibility for a vehicle bombing that security sources said killed 10 people, including civilians, at a security post in the government bastion of Aden on Tuesday. But the coalition has made little progress, and the rebels still control much of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. Yemen was the Arab world's poorest country even before the conflict began.

More than 20 million people, more than half of whom are children, are in need of urgent assistance. He said the flights would increase gradually over the coming days.

The House vote came a day before the top United Nations aid official in Yemen called on the Saudi-led coalition to open all Yemen's sea ports urgently, saying it risked undoing the fight against cholera and hunger, with 7 million already in "famine-like conditions".

While welcoming the re-opening of Aden port, the United Nations chief said this alone will not meet the needs of 28 million Yemenis, Dujarric told a daily press briefing.

The reported airstrike on Sanaa airport came as flights resumed to the airport in the government-held southern city of Aden, after the coalition granted permission for them to resume.